Trigger: Actress Charged With Sex Trafficking

Blurb: Actress Allison Mack was arrested on Friday morning and charged with recruiting women into an empowerment group that functioned as a sex trafficking operation. Prosecutors allege that Mack (the actress) was involved in the scheme with Keith Raniere, the leader of "NXIVM" (pronounced "Nex-ee-um"). Promoted as a self-help group, the organization offers expensive courses that have in the past attracted support from high-profile people. Former members describe NXIVM as a "cult."

I used to work with anti-human trafficking organizations in Eastern Europe. I’ve actually seen it *more* of it doing outreach in LA (I’m a social worker).... I don’t think everyday people realize how prevalent it is and how many different ways it can present...

This is happening in the US.... yes, this particular example is bizarre and cult like.... but these are the examples that get attention.

I’m not sure what the debate is other than how do we bring more attention to the issue? 💔💔💔

What's even more crazy to me is that she was introduced into the group by the actress that played Lana Lang her former costar on Smallville. Kristen Kreuk (Lana Lang) left the group before the sex trafficing began.

My friend's brother is in that cult, same friend works for a national intelligence agency. He has been pushing for them to be raided for years. This is just the tip.of the iceberg with this group, they have been doing some weird child rearing practices as well, no sexual abuse that I am aware of, thou that could still come out. I worked for cps in a county they have houses in over ten years ago and people were trying to get inside. It's disturbing it took so many years to bring them down.

Dh and I are huge Smallville fans. What a terribly thing for her to be part of. She seems like such a "normal" person during the shows and in interviews during. I know this started after the show but it just reiterates how people can look very different than they are.

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